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.......... IMAGINE  IF YOU  WILL,  A LUSH BLUEBERRY ..........
.......... SPRUCE  FOREST, WITH  ROLLING  HILLS AND ..........
:.........           KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.          .........:
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:«:.......      ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.     .......:«:
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:.........        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        .........:
..........         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ..........
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:.........       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       .........:
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